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Still can't fix EWs!
« on: January 18, 2013, 06:42:58 am »
Ds is 31mo, IS, give meds for teething.he has been EW for over 2 months. Ive tried everything under the sun following advice on the forum and still nothing is getting rid of EW! He's averaging 9-10 hours of night sleep.

I've tried set naps and BT, later uncapped nap and later BT, capped nap (1.25h) ad set BT (8) but I don't get consistent night sleep. On Some long 14h days with uncapped 1.5h nap he's slept 11hrs o/n but last night it was less than 10 hrs. Days he's had a capped nap and set BT he still wakes early...

I can't try no nap days when he's waking before 7 as it'll mean a 5.30pm BT!

What else can I do? Is there anything else to try? The only thing I haven't tried consistently is a 30 min CN...would that work and so I keep to a 12 or 13h day?

Thanks for any input and fresh eyes!!
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Re: Still can't fix EWs!
« Reply #1 on: January 18, 2013, 19:33:33 pm »
Ds woke at 6.20 today so I did 30-45min CN (inc settling time) at 1.15-2 and aimed for 7pm BT. He's finally gone to sleep at 7.30. When a time is right he falls asleep within minutes. Dyt he's OT now? Where am I going wrong now?  ???  ???
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Re: Still can't fix EWs!
« Reply #2 on: January 18, 2013, 19:38:45 pm »
If the uncapped nap and a longer day works for him can you try that for a week or so and see what happens? If you try what you did today for a few days and that doesn't work then the long day and uncapped nap is probably your only option if you can't do no nap days.

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Re: Still can't fix EWs!
« Reply #3 on: January 18, 2013, 19:51:23 pm »
Thanks Laura.

I've been doing the uncapped nap and long day for almost two weeks now- he's had the odd day during this time that he's slept 11h o/n but mainly they're still 9-10hr. So I guess ill have to try the short nap. Should I try to keep to a 13 h day with a capped 30-45 min nap or 12h?
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Re: Still can't fix EWs!
« Reply #4 on: January 18, 2013, 19:58:41 pm »
What does your gut tell you? You could try for 12 but it depends on if he will actually do a 12 hour night if the circumstances are right.

What I found with my DD was that she had about 11-12 hours sleep in her over 24 hours so I could either do a nap and a short night or no nap and a longer night. She dropped the nap at about 30 months because temprament wise she was much better for having a long night. She took a couple of weeks to adjust and I couldn't take her out in the car at tea time or she would fall asleep, but that passed and she doesn't often sleep in the car now.

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Re: Still can't fix EWs!
« Reply #5 on: January 19, 2013, 07:58:20 am »
Hmm I don't actually have a gut feeling on this. I thought he still needed the nap because he was still doing 1.5h naps but nights went to pot.

He slept 7.30-6.20 so a much better night and a 13h day. Ill stick with a 30 min CN and 13h day for a week or so and see how we get on. Hopefully he'll sleep past 7 am so we can try a nnd....

Will be back if I need any more advice. Thanks for your help x
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Re: Still can't fix EWs!
« Reply #6 on: January 19, 2013, 08:45:37 am »
Good luck! That was a great night - hope it continues! If he is only doing a 30 min catnap it will be much easier to drop when you feel it's right.

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